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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 17201:
- Rough-Edged Genius (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 08, 2006)
I have told my son, and will one day tell my grandson, that I saw Freddie Trueman bowl in the flesh.
- New Technologies Making Gm Crops Obsolete (Tribune, Jeremy Rifkin, Jul 08, 2006)
FOR years the life science companies — Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Pioneer Hi-Bred — have argued that genetically modified food is the next great scientific and technological revolution in agriculture and the only efficient and cheap way to feed . . .
- Evolution Is A Knowledge-Creation Machine, A Learning Algorithm (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 08, 2006)
Humanity's most complex creation is the economy, according to Eric D. Beinhocker, author of The Origin of Wealth, who takes us along as he retraces the journey `from a state of nature to the stunning self-organised complexity of the modern global . . .
- The Koran And Muslims (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 08, 2006)
Intellectual stagnation in the Muslim world long preceded revivalism and its hideous offshoot, fundamentalism.
- Token Gesture For Nanoscience (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jul 08, 2006)
The government and industry have not given enough attention to nanoscience, at the peril of losing out in the technological race.
- Fool's Paradise (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Jul 08, 2006)
Four years ago when Brazil had won the World Cup there were wild celebrations in the streets of Kolkata. This time around Brazil might have been knocked out, but the football madness continues unabated all over West Bengal.
- Jack In The Box (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 08, 2006)
When US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill flew to Beijing to co-ordinate responses to the North Korean missile tests, and had to borrow a suit for the meeting, Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing jokingly queried whether he had lost his . . .
- Bjp Asks Manmohan To Clarify (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Request him to ensure Dr. Venugopal's services are restored
Request him to ensure Dr. Venugopal's services are restored
Demands Anbumani's resignation
"UPA ministers carrying out their own agendas"
- Court Stays Advice Against Venugopal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Union Government restrained from acting on recommendation till further orders
- No Hamletian Dilemma (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 08, 2006)
The renewed controversy over the wearing of helmets by two-wheeler riders has once again brought to the fore our penchant for unending debate and the authorities’ reluctance to take a firm and unambiguous stand
- Venugopal’S Ouster Stayed (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jul 08, 2006)
In a major victory for sacked All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr P. Venugopal in the fight for autonomy of the institute in his faceoff with Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss, the Delhi High Court today stayed the resolution . . .
- Triumph Or Tragedy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 08, 2006)
Attitude towards scaling peaks of late is horrifying, people just want to get there
- Aiims Resident Doctors, Teachers Call Off Strike, Resume Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
High Court order "first step toward victory"
Fight is for autonomy: Venugopal
Probe into death of patient
Security strengthened
- Central Team To Visit Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
To make an on-the-spot assessment of the extensive damage caused by rain
- Rs.10-Crore Plan To Develop Meenakshi Temple (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Jul 08, 2006)
District administration, Corporation and TNEB join hands for largest ever exercise to retain its architectural splendour
- Quota Expert Groups Submit Interim Report (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The five expert groups constituted to give inputs to the Oversight Committee on quotas headed by Congress leader Mr Veerappa Moily are learnt to have submitted their interim reports.
- ‘Provoked’ Usa Desperately Seeking China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Multilateral efforts are rapidly being enlisted to help diplomatically resolve the international crisis triggered by the latest North Korean missile launch.
- Ramadoss Sits On Ego As Patients Die Outside Hospitals (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
With Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss making his ego an issue, patient care in the Capital has been hit hard with all the Government hospitals across the city shutting down. As OPD and emergency services across the city came to a halt, the . . .
- 50 Yrs Ago, Govt Said: ‘Future Of Aiims In The Hands Of Director, Staff, Students’ (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Jul 07, 2006)
February 18, 1956 was an ordinary day in the history of India’s Parliament but much more than that for medical sciences in the country. On that day as the Health Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, rose to move . . .
- Today It Is Aiims (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
The Governing Council of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has recommended the dismissal of its director, Dr P. Venugopal. Such is the contempt that politicians . . .
- Nathu La Helps To Redefine Borders (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
During a recent visit to Nathu La pass recently, my students and I learnt some important lessons in diplomacy and strategy.
- Ifra Board Visits Infosys (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Members of the Board and Senators of IFRA, an international association of publishers and suppliers, visited the Infosys campus at Electronic City and held interactions with Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy and Chief . . .
- Govt Offers Aiims Chief Graceful Exit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
A day after the governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences passed a resolution recommending removal of its director Dr Venugopal, the cardiac surgeon has hit back by moving the Delhi High Court challenging his removal, and . . .
- Behind The Smile, Unknown Future (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 07, 2006)
When the Himalayas were being blasted to lay the Darjeeling road, a percipient old Tibetan remarked to the British deputy commissioner, "Sahib, the sound of that powder is heard in Lhasa!" He might have said Peking, which then claimed only shadowy . . .
- Assessing The Nuclear Balance Sheet (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 07, 2006)
The U.S. wants a decisive say in the scripting of India's safeguards and additional protocol agreements with the IAEA but is withholding "full" civil nuclear cooperation.
- Bush Push For Unified Response (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
President George W. Bush pushed today to get a united international response to North Korea after the reclusive state launched a barrage of missiles in defiance of repeated warnings.
- Sack Ramadoss, Bjp Urges Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The BJP on Thursday urged President APJ Abdul Kalam to sack Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss for destroying the autonomy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Ramadoss on . . .
- As The Nation Goes, So Goes The Popular (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 07, 2006)
How does one go about making sense of 21st-century India?
- With Fear And Favour (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 07, 2006)
Stagnant rain waters swamp Bombay and bring the city to a virtual standstill; the wife of the late Parvinder Singh of Ranbaxy lodges a criminal case against her youngest brother-in-law as she and her family contest the written . . .
- Reactor Tech Upgraded To 700 Mwe (Tribune, O.P. Sabherwal, Jul 07, 2006)
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is enhancing its reactor technology towards building future pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR) of 700 MWe capacity – a new milestone in Indian nuclear power capability.
- China Recasts Its Image (Deccan Herald, MARK MAGNIER, Jul 07, 2006)
The curious incident of the pig’s-head meal vouchers and the anthem-singing sit-in offers a cautionary tale...
- Games Nations Play (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 07, 2006)
There is understandably a lot of consternation in the country on two espionage . . .
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 07, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Imposing Iodine (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jul 07, 2006)
The ban on non-iodised salt, reimposed this May, is criticised as being based on generalisations made by the authorities.
- E-Governance Can Ease Admission Travails (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jul 07, 2006)
The UK has used e-governance to its advantage in college admissions, why can’t we emulate it?
- Emerging Challenges To Our Foreign Account (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Jul 07, 2006)
The importance of electronics for managing trade deficits and generating jobs is overlooked
- No Technology Straitjackets Please (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 07, 2006)
DoT has reportedly held that mobile operators cannot provide services simultaneously on GSM and CDMA platforms in a circle under one licence.
- Centre Moots Out-Of-Court Settlement On Aiims Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Assurance to court on termination
Ready to withdraw recommendation if Venugopal relinquished the post
Counsel for Venugopal non-committal on compromise formula
- Bjp Delegation Meets Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Intervene to "save" AIIMS' autonomy
Arun Jaitley is counsel for Dr. Venugopal
Vajpayee, Advani drafting a letter to President
Anbumani Ramadoss is interfering in AIIMS functioning: BJP
- Intec 2006 Industrial Trade Fair Opens Today (Hindu, A. A. Michael Raj, Jul 07, 2006)
Exhibitors from India and 11 other countries will participate
- Manmohan Buckling Under Pressure: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
"Developments prove that he is ready to compromise to stay in power'
- Cpi(m) For Settling Aiims Issue Amicably (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Appeals to doctors to call off strike
- Top Ifra Team Visits Infosys Complex (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Key meetings of the premier association of publishers and suppliers being held in Bangalore
- Government Puts Disinvestment Process On Hold (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Manmohan Singh gives in to DMK demand
DMK threatened to walk out of Government
Congress invokes coalition dharma
A compromise to stay in power: BJP
- Hp Technology Grant For Anna University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
It will transform `the way subjects are taught on the campus' It will transform `the way subjects are taught on the campus'
- Higher Education In India (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jul 07, 2006)
The system of higher education in India is the third largest in the world after China and USA.
- U.S. Pushes For Joint Action Over Nkorea Missile Tests (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 07, 2006)
President George W. Bush pushed on Thursday for a united international response to North Korea after the impoverished, communist state test-fired a barrage of missiles and vowed more launches.
- 'Biodiesel' Listed As New Word In Dictionary (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The alternative fuel biodiesel won more credibility on Thursday when it made the 2006 edition of "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary."
- We Have A Number Of Tools To Deal With N Korea: Rice (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The international community has remained united in its opposition to North Korea's missile tests and has ''a number of tools''to deal with Pyongyang's ''brinkmanship,'' says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
- Europe To Slap Green Tax On Air Passengers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Air passengers will be charged up to £40 extra for a return ticket within Europe to pay for the environmental impact of their journeys, under plans approved by European Parliament yesterday.
- Aiims Boss Fired, Docs On Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The apex decision-making body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday sacked its director P Venugopal following which faculties and resident doctors struck work as a mark of protest thus severely affecting emergency . . .
- Supreme Court Raps Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss’ face-off with the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctors on anti-reservation agitation and withholding their salary for the strike period today got a severe beating with the Supreme Court
- No Holy Cow For Edamaruku (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 06, 2006)
The ‘diary notes’ of Prof A.T. Kovoor, serialised in a Malayalam journal, provided me the first introduction to rationalism. Son of a Mar Thoma priest, who was known for his oratorical skills, Prof Kovoor migrated to Colombo where he practised . . .
- 47 Kas Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Government today ordered transfers and postings of 47 KAS officers in the State administration.
- Doctoring A Hospital (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
A month ago the Centre unveiled a grand plan to fast-track the setting up of six new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
- Global Fury Over N Korea Missiles (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea today test-fired a barrage of missiles, including a long-range weapon said to be capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north Asia and drawing international condemnation.
- Diabolical Move (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 06, 2006)
Ramadoss aims to kill AIIMS ---- It is disingenuous of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to seek legitimacy for his outrageous move to sack the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences director P Venugopal by describing an act . . .
- Dot Stands By Rel Comm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
Though it is not clear yet if Reliance Communications will migrate its 21 million CDMA customers to GSM technology or not, the government is making it clear that the license conditions don’t bar it from either of the . . .
- Environmental Protection And Conservation, Need Of The Hour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Better utilisation of human and natural resources would make the country strong and powerful. Every problem has an answer.
- Indian Companies' Investment In U.K. Doubles To $2 B (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jul 06, 2006)
South Indian cos. account for 30 p.c. of the investment decisions
Third largest investor next only to U.S. and Japan
ICT companies dominate with 26 projects
- Aiims Chief Shown The Door; Docs Go On Stir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The feud between Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and AIIMS Director P Venugopal reached a flashpoint on Wednesday with the institute’s apex body recommending the sacking of the latter, sparking off a strike by resident doctors of the premier. . .
- Probe: Jayamala Seeks More Time (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Travancore Devaswom Board’s plans to probe Kannada actress Jayamala over the Sabarimala controversy were cut short on Wednesday, with the actress requesting more time before she had any discussion with the temple officials...
- Hp Unveils New Blade System For Businesses (Deccan Herald, Dilip Maitra, Jul 06, 2006)
HP, on Wednesday, announced the launch of its breakthrough blade architecture – HP BladeSystem c-Class, that will bring in large savings to its customers.....
- World Condemns North Korean Missile Tests (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
World leaders on Wednesday condemned North Korea for conducting multiple missile test launches, saying they were provocative and violated a moratorium declared by Pyongyang.
- Avoiding An Unequal Social Bargain (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Jul 06, 2006)
Grass-roots democratic institutions need to be revitalised and involved in managing food and water security systems.
- Resident Doctors Protest Director's Dismissal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The decision is proof of Union Health Ministry's autocratic style of functioning, says RDA president
Strike to continue, medical services badly hit
Protest supported by faculty association, young scientists, students' union
Support from other . . .
- Isro Begins Work On Navigational Satellite System (Hindu, Chitra V. Ramani, Jul 06, 2006)
To be operational by 2011-12, it will be optimised for the specific needs of users in the country
- Denmark Honour For Industrialist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
N. Sankar, Honorary Consul-General of Denmark for Southern India, has been decorated with the Order of the Dannebrog - Knight First Class by the Queen of Denmark in recognition of his valuable services as the Consul-General of Denmark.
- Aiims Body For Sacking Venugopal (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 06, 2006)
"He violated conduct rules"
- The Geopolitical Ripples (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 06, 2006)
The dramatic seven missile tests by North Korea doesn’t just test the patience of the international community, which has been warning Pyongyang against it, they could mark a decisive break in the geopolitics of East Asia.
- Chinese Doctors Transplant Heart From Brain-Dead Patient (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
For the first time in China, doctors have successfully transplanted the heart of a brain- dead patient, despite a taboo on taking organs from people whom Chinese traditionally do not consider dead.
- Environmental Activists Oppose Nhpc Project (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Anti-dam activists are crying foul even as National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) is going ahead with the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power Project at Gerukamukh in Arunachal Pradesh along its border with Assam.
- Reliance Can Offer Both Mobile Services In Same Circle: Dot (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 06, 2006)
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications can offer both GSM and CDMA-based mobile services in the same circle under its current licence, highly-placed sources said today.
- Aiims Erupts (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jul 06, 2006)
Institute shuts down as Minister goes on rampage ---- The crisis at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences deepened further on Wednesday with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss bulldozing a resolution to terminate the services of Director . . .
- Open Up, Qualcomm (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 06, 2006)
A share-all, mass market approach to CDMA needed
- World On Edge As N. Korea Test-Fires 7 Missiles (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea fired a flurry of missiles into the sea on Wednesday in what was widely seen as a bid to pressure Washington into addressing demands for economic aid and other concessions amid a long-running nuclear standoff.
- Men Of Steel (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jul 06, 2006)
This last fortnight has brought the spotlight on four very different individuals from three different countries, whom I would unabashedly refer to as “men of steel”.
- A Battle Of Widths (The Financial Express, V SRIDHAR, Jul 06, 2006)
The recent decision by Reliance Communications to get onto the GSM bandwagon by requesting DoT for spectrum in the 1800 MHz band has sparked off speculation about the end of CDMA-based services in India.
- Empower Mumbai (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 06, 2006)
Almost exactly a year after the last one, a deluge has brought Mumbai to a standstill again, raising the question whether an entire year has been wasted.
- Clearwire Gets $900 Mln From Intel, Motorola Group (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Clearwire Corp., a wireless Internet provider founded by telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw, said on Wednesday chipmaker Intel Corp.'s venture capital arm has invested $600 million in the company to expand long-range, high-speed wireless Web . . .
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